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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Croydon 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Diagnoses | Medical | Surgical | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cured | Relieved | Unrelieved | Died | Cured | Relieved | Unrelieved | Died | ||
| Congestive Heart Failure | — | 24 | - | 61 | — | — | — | — | 85 |
| Congenital Heart Disease | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Achalasia of Cardia | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Angina | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| Rheumatic Carditis | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Cardiac Disease | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Aortitis | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Aortic Regurgitation | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Heart Block | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Lymphangitis | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 5 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 |
| 343 | |||||||||
| Constitutional | |||||||||
| Diabetes Mellitus | — | 27 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 31 |
| Nutritional Disorder | 8 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 |
| Marasmus | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Malnutrition | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| Rickets | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Cachexia | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Diabetic Coma | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Debility | — | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Obesity | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Dietetic Upset | 6 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| Fatigue | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 73 | |||||||||
| Ear, Nose and Throat. | |||||||||
| Enlarged T's and A's | 6 | 4 | — | — | 246 | 11 | 1 | — | 268 |
| Quinsy | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Otitis Media | 19 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 51 |
| Mastoiditis | — | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | — | — | 16 |